The sexist murders In Cuba they reached 40 so far in 2025, according to the registry of independent activists.
Feminist platforms I do believe you in Cuba and Tense Wings They confirmed this Tuesday a new crime of this nature on the island. The new victim is a 23-year-old nurse, murdered on a public road in Pinar del Río on November 6, allegedly by her ex-partner.
The activists denounce the “extreme violence” of this event and sent their condolences to the victim’s family, friends and colleagues.
This is the third sexist murder reported in the last two weeks by both feminist platforms, which insist on asking the Government to declare a “state of emergency due to gender violence” in Cuba, the agency points out. EFEwhose own record places sexist murders at 38 so far this year.
In its note on this new case, the Spanish media recalled that the Cuban Penal Code does not classify feminicide as a specific crime and the use of the terms “feminicide” or “sexist crime” is not common in state media either.
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In their new report, the feminists also cite 15 attempted femicides and the murder of a man for gender reasons, while pointing out that they have three cases requiring access to the police investigation.
In addition, they claim to investigate four others in the provinces of Santiago de Cuba, Camagüey, Villa Clara and Sancti Spíritus.
Cuban authorities have declared “zero tolerance” against sexist violence, although reports of cases of this type are not frequent in state media and are usually limited to the capture or prosecution of alleged murderers.
The Cuban Government confirmed that the courts identified a total of 76 women murdered by their partners, ex-partners or other people in trials held last year. In trials held in 2023, 110 victims were registered.
The Attorney General’s Office, the Ministry of the Interior, the Supreme Court and other institutions announced this year the joint development of a computerized, but not public, administrative registry to collect data on femicides, he summarized. EFE.
Cuba prepares official, but not public, registry on femicides
Alarming statistics
Between 2019 and October 1, 2025, independent platforms have registered 300 femicides in the country. The year 2024 alone closed with 56 femicides verified by activists, although higher figures have later emerged from officialdom.
These figures, alarming in themselves, reflect partial under-recording due to the lack of regular official statistics and more aggressive and effective public policies in response to these events.
Feminist observatories insist that the prevention of violence cannot depend only on citizen complaints or the work of independent networks. They demand political will, state resources and adequate legal frameworks, in addition to the right to freedom of association and assembly to be able to organize against this problem.
The Government, for its part, claims to be aware of the phenomenon and carry out prevention and control actions, through organizations such as the Federation of Cuban Women (FMC), the Prosecutor’s Office and other state entities or entities related to the Government.
In July 2024, the National Registry System for acts of gender violence was approved, within the Program for the Advancement of Women. However, activists have repeatedly drawn attention to the fact that this registry does not have, in their opinion, the transparency and public access necessary for independent verification and accountability.
Cuban government confirms a total of 76 murders due to gender violence in 2024
Expert opinions from the institutions
According to the Cuban sociologist Clotilde Proveyer Cervantes “we must promote the culture of rights, work on the responsibility of offering services, so that those in charge have the knowledge and can properly implement the action protocols.”
In statements published on the portal SemlacWomen’s News Service in Latin America and the Caribbean, the specialist insisted that “articulation between the national and local levels” is needed, while it is urgent to activate “a special line for violence.”
“It is essential to carry out a prevalence study that allows us to truly diagnose the problem in the country and can complement the information for the design of policies,” he claimed.
At the same time, he indicated statistical deficiencies. “We still need reliable and immediate data, which does not go to the saga, but rather is an instrument for work. We still have many gaps, but we are working hard,” added the university professor.
For her part, jurist Arlín Pérez Duharte stated that the “first gap is still the deep-rooted cultural, the sexist, stereotyped vision; the one that aims to minimize the magnitude of the phenomenon; the one that goes to justify or reduce the complexity of the problem.”
According to the legislation expert, “gender violence remains quite opaque in practically all sectors: health, legal, communication, prevention.” “So, as long as it continues to be a problem of small spaces, we will never be able to make much progress,” he warned.
In Latin America, organizations such as ECLAC point out that femicides respond to structural inequalities, patriarchal patterns and contexts of organized crime, which explains higher rates in countries such as Mexico, Honduras or El Salvador.
